Darden withdrew from representing Eric Holder, citing death threats. He accused unnamed people of threatening his family and said he does not know whether he spirituality would disclose his reasons for withdrawing from the case. The Nipsey Hussle Celebration of Life has concluded-there will continue to be a uniformed presence around Staples Center to assist the smooth flow of people and traffic as everyone heads home safely.

Was nearly impassable, as a sea of cars crawled by blasting Hussle's music, while crowds of mourners and fans on both sides of the street, many dressed in red and blue alike, awaited Hussle's funeral procession, which, as this post publishes, is driving 25 miles through the city Hussle called home before he is laid to rest.

A Los Angeles fixture since the mid-2000s, Nipsey Hussle first drew widespread acclaim in hip hop for his three-part mixtape series, Bullets Ain't Got No Name. At a news briefing, Los Angeles Police Lt. Chris Ramirez described the suspect only as a black male and said he was still at large.

In more recent years, however, Hussle had developed an interest in technology and community development, and he was part of a team of artists and entrepreneurs who developed Destination Crenshaw, an open-air museum devoted to honoring African-American artistic achievement.

Hussle had been a member of Rollin 60's, part of the infamous Crips gang, as a teen — his death is being investigated as a gang-related homicide — but encouraged other young people from his neighborhood to look toward technology and entrepreneurship as a way forward.

Snoop Dogg sent his love to Hussle's family. Christopher Darden, the lawyer defending Nipsey Hussle‘s presumed murderer Eric Holder, has withdrawn defense, citing that he and his family have been exposed to a number of death threats since news of his representation went public.